Hosea 6

1 'Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.

“Come, and we turn back to YHWH, For He has torn, and He heals us, He strikes, and He binds us up.

2 After two days will He revive us, on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

He revives us after two days, In the third day He raises us up, And we live before Him.

3 And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.'

And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, His going forth is prepared as the dawn, And He comes in as a shower to us, As spring rain [and] autumn rain to the earth.”

4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

“What do I do to you, O Ephraim? What do I do to you, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early—going.

5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; and thy judgment goeth forth as the light.

Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments go forth to the light.

6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant; there have they dealt treacherously against Me.

And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against Me.

8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, it is covered with footprints of blood.

Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity.

And as bands wait for a man, A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, For they have done wickedness.

10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom of Ephraim—Israel is defiled.

11 Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! When I would turn the captivity of My people,

Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you, In My turning back [to] the captivity of My people!”